Recipe information
Ingredients for - Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies
How to cook deliciously - Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies
1. Stage
Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Stir in the egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
2. Stage
Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir to combine. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. If desired sprinkle tops of cookies with white sugar before baking.
3. Stage
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
4. Stage
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.